Hatpin-fastener



L. G. HUHD.

HATPIN FASTENER. APPLICATION HLED AUG.30| 1920 51.2 Rsfi. 5x4 1226'.

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Patented Feb. 8, 1921'.

UNITED STATES LEIGH e. HUBD, or Los-AnGELEs, CALIFORNIA.

HATPIN-FASTENER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

Application filed August 30, 1920. Serial No. 406,792.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEIGH Gr. Hum), a citizen of the United States,residing at Los ringeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in llatpin-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hat-pin fasteners andparticularly in a device that can be attached to the ordinary hatpin andwhich will prevent the loss of same.

It is the object of this invention to provide a hat-pin fastener thatcan be readily attached to or detached from the ordinary hatpins incommon use.

Another object is to provide a hat-pin fas tener that can be attached tothe-outside of the hat crown and worn as an ornament, or if so desiredit can be attached inside of the hat crown and therefore be invisiblefrom an outside view.

A further object of this invention is to provide a hat-pin fastenerthat-is simple in construction and that can be cheaply manufactured.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1, is a side elevational view of the fastener attached to anordinary hat-pin, and is the preferred form of my invention. Fig. 2, isan end elevational view of thin inside plate. Fig. 3, is an endelevational view of outside plate with radius. Fig. 4, is a perspectiveview of the thin inside plate. Fig. 5, is a perspective view of theoutside plate showing wires or prongs for attaching the fastener to thehat. Fig. 6, is an end elevational view of the fastener when both platesare in register, as when they are attached to the hat. Fig. 7 is amodified form of my invention in open position for receiving hatpin.Fig. 8, is an end elevational view of the same device in closedposition.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.More specifically the plates 4 and 5 are formed with central elongatedopenings 8 and 9, and when plates 4 and 5 are in register as shown inFigs. 1 and 6 form a circular orifice or opening which slidably supportsthe hat-pin shank 2, which has previously been formed with a flattenedend adjacent to its point, as shown at 3 in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings: Fig. 1 shows the preferred form of myfastener attached to an ordinary hat-pin which has a slightly flattenedend adjacent to its point. Any ordinary hat-pin can be used with myfasteners, as all that is necessary is to slightlv flatten the end asshown at 3 in Fig. 1. Iii the operation of the fastener shown in Figs.1,2, 3, 4:, 5 and 6, a hat-pin which has a slightly flattened end 3 anda head 7, is inserted in the elongated aperture 8, as shown in Figs. 3and 5. After inserting the pin through the aperture 8 in plate 5, thefiattened end of the hat-pin is inserted through the elongated aperture9 in the thin plate 4, shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The plates 4: and 5 arenow pressed together so that the wires or prongs 6 will protrude throughthe openings 10 in plate l, care being taken to see that the elongatedapertures 8 and 9 are in correct position to form a circular orifice inthe center of the fastener as shown in Fig. 6, at

A. When the plates are pressed together, the hat-pin and fastener areready to be inserted in the hat, as shown in Fig. 1. All that isnecessary to attach the hat-pin and fastener to a hat, is to insert thehat-pin at the desiredpoint in the hat crown and push the wires orprongs 6 through the hat also, when the wires can be bent over inside ofthe hat to hold the hat-pin and fastener against removal. V7 henattached to a hat, a hat-pin equipped with this fastener is used thesame as any other. It will here be noted that the hat-pin with aflattened end adjacent to its point can easily be removed from theplates 4: and 5 when they are apart, but that this is impossible whenthe plates are together and in register as shown in Fig. 1. If it isdesired to have the fastener invisible and not show on the outside ofthe hat, all that is necessary, is to insert the hat-pin with theflattened end, in the hat crown previous to attaching the fastener tothe hat-pin as follows Insert the hat-pin with the flattened end at thedesired point in the hat crown and then insert the hat-pin in thefastener inside of the hat, attaching the hat-pin to the de vice in theopposite position shown in Fig. 1. In this position the wires or prongs6 would be pushed through the hat crown from the inside of the hat andwould therefore be bent over on the outside of the hat to hold thefastener and hat-pin in place.

itspoint, as shown in Fig. 1, may pass, as shown in Fig. 7, at 17 and18. Plate 12 1s equipped with a small pin 16, which fits into an orifice15 in the plate 11, when the 7 device is in closed position as shown inV Fi 8.

' FVhen plates 11 and12 are in closed position or in re ister as shownin Fi 8 a hat a u 1 D g b a I pin with a flattened end ad acent to itspoint which has previously been inserted in the x on the o-utsideof thehat if desired.

fastener when it was in open position as shown in Fig. 7, cannot bewithdrawn, as the flattened end of the hat-pin prevents this as canreadil be seen. The style of fastener shown in *igs. 7 and 8 is intendedmainly for use inside of the hat, and is attached to the hat by meansbeing inserted through the openings 13. in the operation of thisfastener it is first attached to the inside of the hat, although it canbe used plate 12 being made from thin spring metal is pushed away fromthe plate 11 so that the short pin 16 will release from the opening 15in theplate 11. After releasing, plate 12 is swung open on its pivot 14.The hat The r pin with the flattened end adjacent to its point, is nowthrust through the elongated openings 17 and 18. The plate 12 is thenpushed back until the pin 16 snaps into the opening 15 in the plate 11,which prevents the withdrawal of the hat-pin, the fastener being inregister as shown in Fig. 8.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A hat-pin fastener comprising the combination of a hat-pin having apointed shank formed with a flattened and broadened end adjacent to thepoint, and two members having elongated openings through which theflattened and broadened end of the hat-pin can pass when the members areapart or not in register, bnt when said members are together and inregister forms a circular openwhich slidably encircles and fits the hat-I pin shank, but of such a diameter that the flattened and broadened endof the-hat-pin cannot pass therethrough and projecting means attached toone of the members which fit into openings in the second megiber,holding both members in positive register when attached to the shank ofa hat-pin, and means for detachably attaching said fastener and ahat-pin to aihat.

A in testimony whereof I have signed my name to this spec1ficat1on.

LEIGH o. nunn

